Ethel G. Leavitt
Obituaries January 26, 2016 0
Ethel G. Leavitt, age 93, of Milbank, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at the Golden Living Center. No funeral services will be held. Read more
Young Grapplers Step Into Bulldog Lineup
Milbank Area Wrestling January 26, 2016 0
The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team saw a lot of mat time this past weekend with a quadrangular in Chamberlain Friday followed by the River City Rumble tournament Saturday in Chamberlain. Several younger wrestlers filled vacant spots in the Bulldogs lineup, left open because of illness. Alec Bien, Jake Anderson... Read more
Hope Karels and Cailey Sime hosted a Farm Safety poster contest in conjunction with the annual Grant County Farm and Home Show. The two members of the Grant County 4-H program coordinated cash prizes sponsored by Schuneman Equipment, Sime Repair and Titan Machinery. The duo said, “Thank you to all... Read more
Steven Lester Folk
Obituaries January 25, 2016 0
Steven Lester Folk, age 63, of Sioux Falls, and formerly of Milbank, died January 24, 2016, at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank with Father Gary DeRouchey celebrating the Mass. Visitation will... Read more
If it’s true, everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten, you probably learned it from Mrs. Scott. Many well-wishers attended the 95th birthday celebration in honor of Mrs. Mary Scott at an open house Sunday, January 24, at Park Place in Milbank. For 45 years, Mary taught... Read more
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs kept their composure and worked hard but suffered two losses recently to drop to 3-9 on the season. Milbank Area fell 57-35 to Hamlin Thursday, January 21, before suffering a 54-27 loss to West Central Saturday, January 23. The Lady Bulldogs hosted West Central... Read more
Maralyn Powlish
Obituaries January 25, 2016 0
Maralyn Powlish, age 88 of Graceville died January 25, 2016, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Father David Breu will officiate and burial will be in the Consolidated... Read more
Well, that escalated quickly.
Old John Wiik January 25, 2016 0
Last year, my first year as a new legislator, I was told a lot about drinking from the fire hose. At first, I thought that was some way of scaring the new guy. They were doing their best to get my mind around what was about to happen, and they... Read more
Whetstone Valley Electric has changed the date for its 75th Annual Meeting from Thursday, March 24, to Thursday, March 31. The meeting will take place in the Milbank High School gymnasium beginning at 6:30 p.m. As previously announced, three positions are open on the Board of Directors for the... Read more
Snow Alert Issued for City of Milbank
Local News January 25, 2016 0
The City of Milbank has issued a snow alert for today, Monday, January 25. Plowing will begin at 12 noon. “Please remove all vehicles from the streets,” stated Police Chief Boyd VanVooren. “Vehicles left in the street will be ticketed.” Read more